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Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. I stayed at the Hyatt House Johannesburg Sandton in South Africa shortly after it opened. When I checked my account activity after my stay, I noticed an unexpected “opening bonus” of 2,000 points. Then, I remembered that World of Hyatt offers 500 bonus points per night on qualifying stays at new hotels. I unknowingly received the benefit, since Hyatt doesn’t require members to register for this promotion. Perhaps you, too, have forgotten this promotion — or never even knew about it. In either case, here’s what you should know about the World of Hyatt promotion that allows you to earn 500 bonus points per night at new hotels. How to earn 500 bonus Hyatt points per night This promotion is simple: World of Hyatt members receive 500 bonus points per night for qualifying stays at select hotels new to the Hyatt portfolio. You must stay within a set time frame to earn the bonus points, typically in the first few months after the property opens. Specifically, you’ll only earn bonus points if your checkout date takes place within the offer period for your hotel. To get

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. These valuations are not provided by card issuers. One of the questions people often ask us is, “How much is a point or mile worth?” The true answer varies from point to point and person to person. It also depends on your travel goals and how much you maximize a particular loyalty currency. Still, some rewards are worth more than others, and our goal is to give you a sense of how they stack up. Historically, TPG has valued points and miles based on a combination of factors: the price at which we would purchase the points or miles, award costs in the program (factoring in availability and fees), and our expertise in the program’s inner workings. However, we now use extensive data for the top seven U.S. airline loyalty programs to better estimate the value you should aim to get from your rewards. Read our explainer post on our data-driven valuations for a full methodology breakdown. What are credit card points and miles worth? Program July 2025 valuation (cents) Latest news American Express Membership Rewards 2.0 [applyLink pid=”7758″ overridetext=”The Business Platinum Card® from American Express”] will

With all of the changes that have happened recently with the [applyLink pid=”221211836″ overridetext=”Chase Sapphire Reserve®”] (see [termsConditions pid=”221211836″ overridetext=”rates and fees”]) and [applyLink pid=”22125056″ overridetext=”Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card”] (see [termsConditions pid=”221211836″ overridetext=”rates and fees”]), it has admittedly become tough to immediately deep dive into every single element to decide the exact positive (or even not so positive) implications for each situation. But now that the Sapphire-colored dust has started to settle, I’ve had time to do a number of real-world searches in the Chase Travel℠ site using a new feature called Points Boost and … I’m low-key obsessed. If you aren’t yet familiar with Points Boost, it is a brand-new feature from Chase that increases the value you can sometimes get for your Chase Ultimate Rewards points when booking travel on the Chase Travel site, up to 2 cents per point if you have the Chase Sapphire Reserve, like I do. (If you have the Chase Sapphire Preferred, Points Boost maxes out at 1.5 cents for hotels and 1.75 cents for some flights.) J.W. Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek. ANDREA ROTONDO/THE POINTS GUY Previously, the max value you could get for your Chase points if you used them at a